HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1294
בְּרָכָה
be.ra.khah — Beracah
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.12.3 § Berachah = "blessing" a Benjamite, one of David's warriors
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Raca
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
How to read this: there is rarely one magic “true meaning” hidden behind an English word. A lexicon records a word’s semantic range. The intended meaning is narrowed by grammar, sentence, author, historical usage and context.
GREEK · G4469
ῥακά
rhaka — fool
ῥακά (T, ῥαχά), usually taken to represent the Aram. רֵיקָא, a shortened form of H7386, " empty," as vocalized in the Galilæan dialect; an expression of contempt, raca: Mat.5:22 (cf. DB, iv, 191 f.; and for other explanations, see Zorell, see word).† (AS)
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רָכָל
ra.khal — Racal
Rachal = "trade" a town in southern Judah to which David sent presents Another name of kar.mel (כַּרְמֶל "Carmel" H3760G)
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Vain, empty, worthless, only found in Matt. 5:22. The Jews used it as a word of contempt. It is derived from a root meaning “to spit.”
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.